Confused about POTS symptoms

Samhain, I ain't here trying to argue about it with you. Clearly you are the pots specialist here lol.

@vee, either something is wrong with the grammar in your response, or you contradicted yourself. A bit lost, but I get your energy more than your words. Sorry Daddy

I have only ever seen a neurologist for POTS (I have the more broad version called dysautonomia with more neurological components). Have you ever seen a neurologist for your condition?

Samhain, yes that's how pots works for everyone as far as pooling in the legs go and the blood not traveling upwards. Yes sometimes blood pressure doesn't change, but also it can drop or rise for most as well. They kinda go hand in hand. Whether you have eds or not. I'm specifically talking about pots and how it can affect the body.

Pooled*

Not 100%, vee805. If someone has EDS and pots, sometimes when they stand and get lightheaded it may not be from the pots itself, but it may be from their veins stretching out and causing a longer distance from the blood that pulled in their extremities to travel to their brain, resulting in lightheadedness without the spike and blood pressure but still a loss in brain function. Your Meatsack May Vary 🙃🙂

Heart rate will always be associated with pots. And everyone eith pots will either have high or low blood pressure at the time that their HR increases. Some have both.

@LindsJ 👑

andergenic *

I believe this is known andregenic pots. Look into that

Blood pressure issues can occur in people with POTS, but it’s an entirely separate issue. By definition, POTS requires fast heart rate - that’s the “T” in POTS. You could still have autonomic issues if you had low/high BP without tachycardia, but it wouldn’t be POTS. Time to find a cardiologist who knows what they are talking about.

Mine does all 3?

Yes there's basic pots only heart rate Then the one with blood pressure issues And lastly the one triggered by messed up adderaline like when y stand up it triggers u to go into fight mode for no reason

Unfortunately doctors still aren't super educated on how pots works. I have been thru 4 cardiologist and I'm the one who pushed this dr to check me for it. He told me no he didn't think thats what it was at first and 4 months later I pushed for it again..took 2 and a half years to finally get diagnosed. I would definitely keep looking. Even try a neurologist if you have to

Wait, 3?

Yeah get a new doc there are 3 different types of pots

So, this is the introduction to chapter one of "How I Switched My Cardiologist," right?